I predicted that BREXIT would not happen the way many have imagined: it won’t be swift, it won’t be easy, and most likely, it will be made look like it’s happening, yet nothing of consequence will happen. At a minimum, it would take years to execute it, at a maximum, there will only be an appearance of it, while in reality, it won’t happen.

Those who don’t want to know the true predictions and the real truth, and those who just want to be fed sensationalist tales, didn’t like it.

Like this:

There’s no doubt that PirateBay (TPB) is one of the world’s most famous and widely used torrent download website, but it has again been caught mining cryptocurrency by using its visitors’ CPU processing power.

This is the second time when The Pirate Bay has been caught mining digital coins. In September last year, PirateBay was found quietly running CoinHive JavaScript code to mine Monero cryptocurrency without informing its users to generate revenue.

However, this time the PirateBay let users know, though in a very tiny print at the end of its homepage, that the free torrent download website is cryptocurrency mining again—without allowing users to opt out.

PirateBay Torrent Site Displays New Notification

“By entering TPB [PirateBay], you agree to XMR being mined using your CPU. If you don’t agree, please leave now or install a blocker.”

Last year, when the PirateBay torrent site got many complaints from its users about the increased of their CPU usage whenever they try to browser the Piratebay, the website expressed regret for using a crypto-miner without users’ consent.

However, this time when a use expressed his concern about the mining operation on the free torrent website due to his slow internet speed, here’s what the Piratebay administrator, who goes by the online alias “Sid,” replied:

“Yeah, yeah, whatever. The time it takes to download torrent files is completely and utterly irrelevant. All you require from PirateBay is magnet links. Open the site. Find a torrent. Click the magnet links. Close the site. End of the miner.”

The Pirate Bay is an infamous Swedish torrent search engine used worldwide for downloading pirated material, such as software, movies, music files and TV shows for free.

In 2014, it was reported that Pirate Bay runs on 21 “raid-proof servers,” hosted around the globe at different cloud provider, to avoid detection.

Although every ISP blocks The Pirate Bay, users still access the website using a VPN service or a proxy to bypass service providers restrictions.

Almost two months ago, the piratebay website was down worldwide, leaving millions of users disappointed for not being able to get magnet links and download torrent files.

PirateBay Alternatives: Best Torrent Download Websites

However, to avoid websites that mine digital secretly coins in the browser, users have found some best piratebay alternatives.

Though we do not support any act of copyright infringement or illegal downloading of content, here are top recommendations people sharing over social media websites:

1. TorLock — [torlock.com]

TorLock is one of the best piratebay alternatives to download high quality torrent files.

Torlock is a unique download site that offers music, games, software, the latest TV series, and movies for free.

With “No Fakes Torrent Site” as its official motto, Torlock is dedicated to listing 100% verified torrents only. It challenges users to find fake torrents and get a compensation of $1 for each finding.

2. KickAssTorrents — [katcr.co]

Among the best piratebay alternatives is KickAssTorrents, but after being in controversies over copyright infringement, many service providers and ISP blocks this service and its mirror domains as well.

The peer to peer file sharing site became the world’s biggest piracy hub after The Pirate Bay went offline for over a month following a police raid in December 2014.

KickAssTorrents (KAT) hosts a good number of torrent files and magnet links for movies, TV shows, software, games, e-books, and music.

While the original Kickass Torrents domain (kat.cr) was shut down after its alleged owner Artem Vaulin arrested in Poland two years ago, the site’s original team revived the website at a new web address (katcr.co) and has since been, no doubt, kicking ass in the world of torrents.

3. iDope — [idope.se]

This is a relatively new download website that not only lets you discover anything you search for and also claims never to track its visitors. It is a great alternative to the pirate bay.

The homepage of iDope includes not much more than a torrent indexer bar with a tagline: “A tribute to KickassTorrents.” iDope has a Chrome plugin and an Android app. The service is also available on the darknet.

4. 1337x — [1337x.to]

If you love piratebay, 1337x would be your go-to for the site. The peer to peer file sharing site has been around for a long time that makes it a reliable and prominent alternative for The Pirate Bay.

Just like pirate bay, 1337x offers a simple, user-friendly search bar with no complex design. You can also search torrent files and magnet links by categories or directly head on to its Top 100 section for most trending torrents on the website.

5. Yify Torrent / YTS — [yts.am]

Also known as YTS, this site is yet another best piratebay alternative. However, this is not the original YIFY torrent site to download YIFY Movies and YTS Movies that I’m sure all the movie lovers are aware of it.

The original YTS or YIFY site went dark after its leader pleaded guilty in New Zealand Jurisprudence. YTS.am is an excellent clone of the original website, though you need to beware of other fake torrent sites promoting itself as YTS.

6. ExtraTorrent — [extratorrent.si]

Among these, ExtraTorrent is also a good alternative to thepiratebay.

ExtraTorrent was once the most popular and, of course, best torrent site, but the site suddenly disappeared on May 17, 2017, with a message on its website that it has been permanently shut down.

ExtraTorrent, however, made a comeback with a new domain.

Is Downloading Torrent Files Legal or Illegal?

Watching TV shows and movies online are a great way to entertain yourself or have a fun time with your friends and family, and the fun could be even more when they come for free.

The torrent search engines mentioned above are excellent pirate bay alternatives if you want to try out, although it is not a good idea to use popular torrent sites for downloading copyright-protected content.

If you found guilty of copyright infringement, you can be ordered to pay damages.

Although the concept of torrent is not illegal, those who download copyrighted content for free without permission are breaking the law in some of the other ways.

Some countries even impose a hefty fine or/and imprisonment on pirates, like in India you could be sentenced to three-year prison if caught just visiting a torrent site.

Using a VPN service to unblock peer to peer file sharing and torrent sites, which are blocked by service providers, sometimes doesn’t help much to stay anonymous on the Internet.

Free Movie Download Websites (Legally)

It is important to know that—when you type free movie download websites on your search engines, you’ll be served with a long list of sites, where you could end up downloading links to nasty malware and viruses that could infect your computer.

We have long advised our readers to avoid illegal sites for free downloads of movies, and always use streaming services like Netflix and Amazon Prime to watch newly released movies in the comfort of your home.

However, we frequently receive emails and messages from our readers asking for legal websites for downloading movies and TV shows for free.

So, in the interest of our readers, I have compiled a list of free movie websites, where you can download hollywood movies for free, watch movies online, watch TV shows online for free.

However, before heading towards the list, always keep in mind that there is no legal way to download a free version of movies that are still in theaters, or that has recently been released.

You can try legal ways to watch high quality movies online. Here below we have listed top free movie download sites that offers a quite good collection of movies:

Since, other torrent and free movie download sites have also started consider using in-browser cryptocurrency mining, just like the PirateBay, readers are advised to install minerBlock or No Coin like browser extensions/plugins that do not allow sites to mine cryptocurrencies without users’ consent and authorization.

Our little cinema and theatre projects are tiny, tiny, compared to the enormous threats to the world. But one continues one’s life, nonetheless. I thank heaven for the child that’s still in me. I love freshness, the surprise of waking up alive every morning, the wonderment of simple things. This still exists, despite our stubborn, insolent attempts to destroy this beautiful, beautiful planet.